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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)

User: Brian Morin (See all photos - 1408)

Canada (Ontario)	Ottawa - A rare winter visitor for us. They get one or two each winter, one of the very few in Ontario.
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Date: March 21, 2021
Details: Male, Adult
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Chris

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Registered: November 2005
Location: Montreal
Posts: 5,288

March 24, 2021 09:53

Excellent job. I’m glad the sun was out for you. It seems to also show a two-toned colouring... slightly turquoise which I also noticed this on the birds here. For some reason I never noticed this before but it could be it was always a cloudy day!

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Brian Morin
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Registered: June 2013
Posts: 3,801

March 24, 2021 11:29

Goldeneyes (both species) really need that light to show off their iridescene so it was a question of the right day, right time and right location. I had a choice, before heading to the bird, of being on one side of the river or the other. I made the right choice.